Mardi Gras Highlights, March 8, 2011
• March 8, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Holidays, Music, New Orleans, People of Color, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Throw Me Something Mister", African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Brass Band, Carnival, Coconuts, Courts, Floats, French Quarter, Half-Fast Marching Band, John Goodman, King of Carnival, Krewe of Rex, Krewe of Zulu, Krewes, Marching Bands, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras 2011, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Membership, New Orleans, Pete Fountain, Pre-Lenten Celebration, Rex Parade, Second Line, Second Line Marchers, SGI-USA Band, St. Charles Avenue, United States, Zulu Parade, Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Spike Lee Returns with a New Documentary About New Orleans (and the Oil-Soaked Gulf) Five Years After Katrina on HBO
• August 19, 2010 • Comments Off on Spike Lee Returns with a New Documentary About New Orleans (and the Oil-Soaked Gulf) Five Years After Katrina on HBOPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Democrats in Name Only, Documentaries, Documentary, Education, Environmental Crimes, Film, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Health, Hurricanes, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
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